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Indusium
‖
In-du′si-um
,Noun.
pl.
Indusia
(-ȧ)
. [L., an under garment, fr.
induere
to put on: cf. F. indusie
the covering of the seed spots of ferns.] (Bot.)
(a)
A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower.
(b)
The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a veinlet.
(c)
A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.
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indusium
indusium
Latin
Etymology
From induō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈduː.si.um/, [ɪnˈduː.si.ũ]
Noun
indūsium n (genitive indūsiī); second declension
- a woman's undergarment
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | indūsium | indūsia |
| genitive | indūsiī | indūsiōrum |
| dative | indūsiō | indūsiīs |
| accusative | indūsium | indūsia |
| ablative | indūsiō | indūsiīs |
| vocative | indūsium | indūsia |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Portuguese: indúsio
References
- indusium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “indusium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- indusium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- indusium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin